Mordekaiser How to Play: Tips & Power Spikes

When Mordekaiser Top gets stronger, in the order it happens in a typical ranked game: ability unlocks from the most common skill order, item spikes at the median minute players finish them, and the game length Mordekaiser wins most.

1. Lv 3
   All three basic abilities at level 3

   Mordekaiser's full combo is online — the first point where trading all-in is realistic.
2. Lv 6
   Ultimate rank 1 at level 6

   The biggest early spike: look for a kill or a roam as soon as Mordekaiser hits it.
3. Lv 11
   Ultimate rank 2 at level 11

   Lower ultimate cooldown means more fights Mordekaiser can start or win.
4. Lv 16
   Ultimate rank 3 at level 16

   Lower ultimate cooldown means more fights Mordekaiser can start or win.
5. 11.4 min
   First item at 11.4 min

   Rylai's Crystal Scepter is done — Mordekaiser's first real damage or durability spike.
6. 19.6 min
   Two items at 19.6 min

   ›Rylai's Crystal Scepter + Riftmaker: the window to group and take objectives.
7. 25 min
   Strongest in games of about 25 minutes

   Mordekaiser wins 53.4% of games that end around this point.
8. 25.2 min
   Three-item core at 25.2 min

   ››Rylai's Crystal Scepter + Riftmaker + Liandry's Torment completes Mordekaiser's core build.

Item timings are medians: half of players finish later. Fall behind in farm and every item spike moves back with it.

Mordekaiser is a lane bully: trade early and often, push the advantage, and turn the gold lead into the first item spike. On average Mordekaiser Top is 216 gold ahead of the lane opponent at 15 minutes and ahead in 58% of games. A 1,000-gold lead at 15 turns into a 66% win rate; a 1,000-gold deficit leaves 33%. Mordekaiser averages 1.74 solo kills by 15 minutes.

Mordekaiser win rate by gold at 15

• 1,000+ gold ahead66.4%
• Ahead61.7%
• Behind36.8%
• 1,000+ gold behind33.0%

Lane matchups that decide the plan

Respect these lanes

Heimerdinger−682 gold at 15

Tryndamere−571 gold at 15

Yorick−344 gold at 15

Press these lanes

Shen+1,101 gold at 15

Malphite+997 gold at 15

Kayle+925 gold at 15

What Mordekaiser does better or worse than other champions after laning, from this patch's ranked games — percentiles where 100 is the highest of every champion.